Happy New Year!
My leg is progressing on schedule, according to my physical therapist. Which is good news but also not super good news because I feel like the recovery from this is taking much longer than the recovery from the actual injury. But I feel like I'm more mobile every day and I'm working on my flexibility. All I can really do is be patient with myself.
Let's update!
WRITING
At the beginning of my recovery period, back in December, I was A/B/C testing some different methods of writing. I tried writing by hand in a notebook, writing on an iPad notebook app with the Apple pencil, and tried typing in a VR space using my Quest 2.
The notebook wins. And that surprises me.
But for the first time since I worked on HEART AND SOUL FIST, I've actually looked forward to writing. Yes, it's "slow" by my typing speed standards, but it's a lot more meditative and relaxing. I KNOW its a draft, as I know if I decide to actually pursue it as a full project that I'm going to have to type it up as part of the revision process. But I find myself LONGING for it.
I bought this tray I used a lot when I first recovering to eat, but it works as a great surface to write on the notebook with. I use it on the couch or set it up in bed before I go to sleep and crank out a page or two. (The tray has a USB dock in it and it came with a mini-light!)
I think there's a focus in purpose that I enjoy about it. I can't look something up, I can't get distracted with a YouTube video, I can't start re-doing huge chunks of text just because. I only have me and the page and the words and it's just...a lot of fun.
As to what I'm writing, I'm not sure I'm going to talk much about it. It falls very much into the "New Adult" territory of literature (books written for and about 18-25 year olds) and the content is more mature than my "brand" is. Besides, who knows what I end up doing with it.
THE SHOW
With Matt's status still undetermined, I have been racking my brain on what to do next. I really enjoy doing Coruscant is Cracking episodes, but the production part of my brain has a hard time with it. I still want the show to sound good, but I can't expect listeners to go out and upgrade their mic setups. There's also the fact that playing for a show is very different than just playing at the table.
I'm thinking of trying to find people to do 4-5 episode arcs. The problem is that my lack of output has disconnected me from the Star Wars/TTRPG community at large. I don't get cited as often, I don't get invited to roundtables, that sort of thing, and I used to. I don't blame anyone other than myself, but for that plan to work it means I'm going to have to do some legwork in connecting to the community, which at this point in time is a LOT harder to do than when we started.
To make more episodes, I need to know more people. But to meet more people, I need to make more episodes.
Well, I'll keep thinking about it.